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Hold ALT + three letter code

The following characters are available on every keyboard by typing an alternative code for every letter.

Hold in your ALT key while you type the three-letter code on the numeric pad on your keyboard

               0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  

120    x   y   z   {   |    }   ~     Ç  ü  

130    é   â   ä   à   å   ç   ê   ë   è   ï   

140    î    ì    Ä  Å  É  æ  Æ  ô   ö   ò  

150    û   ù   ÿ   Ö  Ü  ¢   £   ¥   P   ƒ

160    á   í    ó   ú   ñ   Ñ  ª    º    ¿   _

170    ¬   ½  ¼  ¡    «   »   _   _   _   ¦

example

for ¡ hold in the ALT key, type 173 on the numeric pad, then release the ALT key.

WordPerfect

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